励 — Chinese character
励
lì
to encourage; to strive
- Pinyin
- lì
- Radical
- 19 ⼒ (Power)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 厉 力
- Formation
- pictophonetic — strength; meaning component 力; sound component 厉
- Traditional
- 勵
- Japanese
- 励 as a kanji
Common words with 励
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼓励 (鼓勵) | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 奖励 (獎勵) | jiǎng lì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) |
| 激励 (激勵) | jī lì | to encourage; to urge |
| 励志 (勵志) | lì zhì | to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational |
| 勉励 (勉勵) | miǎn lì | to encourage |
| 励精图治 (勵精圖治) | lì jīng tú zhì | (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) |
| 激励机制 (激勵機制) | jī lì jī zhì | incentive mechanism; incentives |
| 策励 (策勵) | cè lì | to encourage; to urge |
| 励志哥 (勵志哥) | lì zhì gē | (coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success |
| 奖励旅行 (獎勵旅行) | jiǎng lì lǚ xíng | incentive travel |
| 奖励旅游 (獎勵旅遊) | jiǎng lì lǚ yóu | incentive travel |
English words written with 励
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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